Kate Middleton Expecting Her First Baby

"Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby," St James's Palace said in a statement, adding that the royal family was 'delighted' by the news of the baby, who will the third in line to the British throne.

William, the son of heir to the throne Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, married Kate Middleton in April 2011 and there has been intense speculation about when the couple, who are both 30, would have a baby.